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Preschool funding shortfall could force tuition changes and classroom cuts, district told
Summary
District leaders told the board the preschool program currently serves 1,897 children with a 215-child wait list and faces a funding shortfall if the state’s High Quality School Readiness grant is not renewed. Administrators outlined options including modest tuition at Title I sites, registration fee increases and reduced subsidies.
Granite School District officials told the board Feb. 18 that the district’s preschool program is serving 1,897 children and has 215 children on a wait list and faces significant funding uncertainty for the 2025–26 school year.
Van Barts (preschool program lead) described a braided funding model that combines federal IDEA special education funds, state special education funds, Title I and TSSA funds, tuition, registration fees and donations. She said multiple revenue streams have tightened: federal IDEA allocations have fallen, Title I funding has not increased, and tuition revenues are declining.
Van Barts said the district applied for the state’s High Quality School Readiness (HQSR) preschool grant; the district’s request is roughly $1.99 million but the statewide…
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